Rethinking groundwater age

Rethinking groundwater age

It is commonly thought that old groundwater cannot be pumped sustainably, and that recently recharged groundwater is inherently sustainable. We argue that both old and young groundwaters can be used in physically sustainable or unsustainable ways.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature geoscience 2020-09, Vol.13 (9), p.592-594
Hauptverfasser: Ferguson, Grant, Cuthbert, Mark O., Befus, Kevin, Gleeson, Tom, McIntosh, Jennifer C.
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Sprache:eng
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth System Sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Groundwater
Groundwater age
Groundwater recharge
Sustainability
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Zusammenfassung:It is commonly thought that old groundwater cannot be pumped sustainably, and that recently recharged groundwater is inherently sustainable. We argue that both old and young groundwaters can be used in physically sustainable or unsustainable ways.
ISSN:1752-0894
1752-0908
DOI:10.1038/s41561-020-0629-7